Parallel Verses

Thomas Haweis New Testament

for there were about five thousand men. Then said he to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties each in companies.

New American Standard Bible

(For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each.”

King James Version

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Holman Bible

(For about 5,000 men were there.)

Then He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about 50 each.”

International Standard Version

Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50."

A Conservative Version

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty each.

American Standard Version

For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

Amplified

(For there were about 5,000 men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each.”

An Understandable Version

For there were about five thousand men [there]. So, He said to His disciples, "Have these people recline [on the grass. See Matt. 14:19] in groups of about fifty each."

Anderson New Testament

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them recline in companies of fifty.

Bible in Basic English

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.

Common New Testament

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

Daniel Mace New Testament

for they were about five thousand. but Jesus said to his disciples, make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Darby Translation

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.

Godbey New Testament

For the men were about five thousand. And He said to His disciples, Have them sit down in companies, about fifty.

Goodspeed New Testament

For there were about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

John Wesley New Testament

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down, by fifties in a company.

Julia Smith Translation

For they were about five thou sand men. And he said to his disciples, Place them reclining by fifty in a place for reposing.

King James 2000

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in companies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

(For there were about five thousand men.) So he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

Modern King James verseion

(For they were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, Make them recline by fifties in a company.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they were about a five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, "Cause them to sit down by fifties in a company."

Moffatt New Testament

(There were about five thousand men of them.) He said to his disciples, "Make them lie down in rows of about fifty."

Montgomery New Testament

(For there were about five thousand men.) "Make them sit down in table-companies, of about fifty each," he said to his disciples.

NET Bible

(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

New Heart English Bible

For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

Noyes New Testament

They were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them lie down in companies of fifty.

Sawyer New Testament

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them recline in companies of fifty each;

The Emphasized Bible

For there were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples - Make them recline, in companies of about fifty each.

Twentieth Century New Testament

(For the men among them were about five thousand.) "Get them seated in companies," was his reply, "about fifty in each."

Webster

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Weymouth New Testament

But He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in parties of about fifty each."

Williams New Testament

For there were about five thousand men. So He said to His disciples, "Have them sit down in reclining groups of fifty each."

World English Bible

For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

Worrell New Testament

And He said to His disciples, "Make them recline in companies of about fifty each."

Worsley New Testament

for they were about five thousand men. And He said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifty.

Youngs Literal Translation

for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

ὡσεί 
Hosei 
about, as, like, as it had been, as it were, like as
Usage: 34

πεντακισχίλιοι 
Pentakischilioi 
Usage: 4

men
ἀνήρ 
Aner 
man, husband, sir, fellow, not tr
Usage: 198

And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

he said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

to
πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

his

Usage: 0

μαθητής 
Mathetes 
Usage: 254

κατακλίνω 
Kataklino 
Usage: 1


Usage: 0

κατακλίνω 
Kataklino 
Usage: 1

by
ἀνά 
Ana 
by, apiece, every man, each, several, two and two , among, through, between, by, in
Usage: 10

πεντήκοντα 
Pentekonta 
Usage: 4

References

Fausets

Context Readings

The Feeding Of Five Thousand

13 Then he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes; unless we go somewhere and buy provisions for all this multitude: 14 for there were about five thousand men. Then said he to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties each in companies. 15 And they did so: and they made them all sit down.

Cross References

Mark 6:39-40

And he commanded them to seat them all by companies on the green grass:

Mark 8:6

And he commanded the multitude to recline in order on the ground: and taking the seven loaves, having given thanks he brake them, and gave to his disciples, that they should set before the people; and they distributed them to the multitude.

1 Corinthians 14:40

Let all things be done with propriety, and orderly.

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